Karachi halwa

Name: Karachi halwa
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup cornflour; 2.5 cup water; 1 cup sugar; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/4 tsp food colour; 1/4 tsp cardamom powder; 4 tbsp ghee; 1 tbsp chopped cashew; 1 tbsp chopped pista; 1 tbsp melon seeds roasted

Nazneen Alamgir @cook_11888343

Kolkata

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Nazneen Alamgir @cook_11888343

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Ingredients

45 mins

6 servings

1/2 cupcornflour
2.5 cupwater
1 cupsugar
1 tbsplemon juice
1/4 tspfood colour
1/4 tspcardamom powder
4 tbspghee
1 tbspchopped cashew
1 tbspchopped pista
1 tbspmelon seeds roasted

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Steps

45 mins

1

Mix cornflour in 1 cup water in a bowl. Make sure there are no lumps.
2

Boil sugar and remaining water in a kadhai till the sugar dissolves completely. Then add lemon juice. Stir well. Add cornflour mixture and keep stirring constantly till u get a transparent texture.
3

Then add cardamom powder and mix well. Add food colour of your choice.I added pink colour. Mix well once again. Then slowly add ghee and dry fruits and mix till the halwa starts leaving the sides of the kadhai.
4

Immediately transfer the halwa in a square greased container. Garnish some melon seeds and pista on top. Let it set for 3 hrs at room temperature. Do not refrigerate.
5

After 3 hrs invert the halwa on a plate. Cut in small squares and serve.

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Nazneen Alamgir @cook_11888343

on April 26, 2019 01:32

Kolkata

owner of 'So Sweet Chocolates'- handmade chocolates... gift packs and hampers made at home with love. cooking is my passion and i love making chocolate truffles..